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Ubisoft scraps paid DLC in wake of Assassin's Creed Unity bugs

Had trouble with Assassin's Creed: Unity, Ubisoft's latest instalment in its historical murderthon series? You're far from the only one, with the game plagued by bugs such as the horrific absence of faces, or characters falling through an infinite abyss, since its launch two weeks ago.

To apologise, the publisher has scrapped plans to charge for its future DLC packs, starting with the upcoming Dead Kings. The expansion will now be provided free to anyone who owns Unity. Further, players can no longer buy the season pass that would have delivered additional story and mission content.

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Don't worry if you have bought the season pass though. Those who already purchased will be given a free game for their troubles instead, with a selection of racer The Crew, open-world adventure Far Cry 4, cybercrime saga Watch Dogs, dance title Just Dance 2015, platformer Rayman Legends or Unity's own predecessor

Unity was developed, issued a statement on the problems the game has faced, saying "Unfortunately, at launch, the overall quality of the game was diminished by bugs and unexpected technical issues. I want to sincerely apologise on behalf of Ubisoft and the entire Assassin's Creed team. These problems took away from your enjoyment of the game, and kept many of you from experiencing the game at its fullest potential."

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Mallat also said that the latest patch for the game -- the third -- will fix issues relating to "stability and performance, matchmaking and connectivity, gameplay and menus" and that "we are committed to delivering further fixes for other issues you've raised".

The full list of patch notes and the errors they correct can be

found here. Dead Kings has yet to receive a release date, but Ubisoft says it is "coming soon".